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Sen. Leila M. De Lima Former National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Deputy Director Rafael Marcos Z. Ragos has recanted his testimonies which implicated detained Sen. Leila M. De Lima in the alleged illegal drugs trade at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City when she was the secretary
Main witness in De Lima’s drug-related charges recants statements
Detained reelectionist Senator Leila de Lima said the retraction of Rafael Ragos, former officer-in-charge of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), is five years too late but “I am glad that he did.” Ragos, a key witness and former co-accused in a drug case filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) aga
A former officer in charge of the Bureau of Corrections who testified against Senator Leila De Lima at a Senate hearing in 2016 has retracted his statement, claiming that he was threatened by then-Justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre into making false allegations against her.
Kerwin Espinosa (with vest) (File photo) MANILA - Self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa has been transferred to a secure holding facility of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) at Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City, the Department of Justice (DOJ) bared Tuesday. Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento, in a text message to the media, said motions to authorize Espinosa's transfer have been "filed in all courts where cases (against him) are pending." "He has been transferred to Taguig last week," Malcontento confirmed. Espinosa was booted out of the National ...